Suspected
Boko Haram gunmen on Thursday stormed two towns in northeast Nigeria,
raiding banks and burning government buildings as well as political
party offices.
Scores of gunmen dressed in military uniform
arrived in Bajoga, 60 kilometres (37 miles) from Gombe city in a convoy
of 20 vehicles at about 7:00 am (0600 GMT).
Troops
managed to push the attackers out and they then drove towards the town
of Ashaka five kilometres away near the border with Yobe state to the
northeast.
UPDATE!
Gombe
State Police Commissioner, Kudu Nma, has confirmed that outlawed
violent group, Boko Haram, on Thursday attacked Bajoga town in Funakaye
Local Government Area of Gombe State.
He said the gunmen, who
reportedly arrived the town in six hilux vans, started shooting
sporadically, causing pandemonium while the panic-stricken residents
fled in different directions.
A resident of Bajoga, who spoke on
the condition of anonymity, said two fighter jets were hovering over
the town, while ground troops had continued to engage the insurgents in a
gun battle.
Some of the insurgents were said to have headed
towards Ashaka, which houses Ashaka Cement Factory, a factory where
truckloads of explosives were carted away by the insurgents about a
month ago.
Bajoga is a border town with Gujba area of troubled
Yobe State, an area that has been under Boko Haram’s control for over
five months.
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